Rakuten Travel has joined as a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Rakuten Travel, a leading online travel agency operated by Rakuten Group with the broadest selection of local travel accommodation listings in Japan, has become a member of the GSTC global network. Launched in 2001, Rakuten Travel is expanding its international [...]
Heraklion, following an invitation from the European Commission, has been selected as a partner in the Urban Agenda for the EU partnership (URBAN AGENDA for the EU), which is being created in the new thematic area of Sustainable Tourism. Through this network of cities, Member States and stakeholders, Heraklion will play an active role [...]
4-week sustainable business travel online course by the GSTC Dates: June 1, 2023 - June 29, 2023 Time: Live sessions at a time suitable for those in US and Europe time zone Where: Online Language: English Weekly live sessions scheduled for the following days, from 16:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time). Introduction: Thursday, June [...]
Jorge Moller: el turismo sostenible es una urgencia para lograr equilibrar nuestra forma de vida en el único planeta con que contamos Artículo y entrevista realizados por Juan Luis Pons Rubio, Doctor en Biología, Técnico y Dinamizador de Medio Ambiente, hivetourism (23 Nov 2022) Jorge Moller cuenta con experiencia en desarrollo de productos turísticos de naturaleza, comercialización y [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Spring 2022 (Volume 2, Issue 4) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Spring 2022, Volume 2, Issue 4), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. Livingstone, Zambia Creates a ‘Forest of [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Spring 2022 (Volume 2, Issue 4) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Spring 2022, Volume 2, Issue 4), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. Livingstone, Zambia Creates a ‘Forest of [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2022 (Volume 3, Issue 2) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Autumn 2022, Volume 3, Issue 2), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. A Call for Climate Collaboration at [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2022 (Volume 3, Issue 2) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Autumn 2022, Volume 3, Issue 2), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. Key Takeaways from CREST’s Forum On [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2022 (Volume 3, Issue 2) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Autumn 2022, Volume 3, Issue 2), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. The Mediterranean Sea is more [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2022 (Volume 3, Issue 2) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Autumn 2022, Volume 3, Issue 2), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. Panama Tourism to Empower Local and [...]
Destination Stewardship Report – Autumn 2022 (Volume 3, Issue 2) This post is from the Destination Stewardship Report (Autumn 2022, Volume 3, Issue 2), an e-quarterly publication that provides practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world. Aerial view of St Pete [...]
Destination Stewardship Report Autumn 2022 October-December (Volume 3, Issue 2) The Destination Stewardship Report is an e-quarterly collaboration between the Destination Stewardship Center, Center for Responsible Travel, and Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Our goal is to provide practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic [...]
Sustainable Tourism at a Critical Juncture From right to left: Roi Ariel (General Manager, GSTC), Natalie Kidd (Chief People and Purpose Officer, Intrepid Travel), Jason Lin (Co-founder & CEO, Talent Basket), Jennifer Lin (Senior Manager, Business Development, Southeast Asia, Rezio), Shinobu Hayama (CEO, Journey for Change), Halim Choi (Program Officer, Jeonbuk MICE Bureau). [...]
TUI Launches 'Green & Fair' Label TUI has announced its ‘Green & Fair’ label, which will highlight hotels that have been certified as sustainable. This means the hotel meets a strict standard of sustainability of the GSTC Criteria or an equivalent standard. Not only will this make it easier for customers to identify hotels [...]
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has gained GSTC-Recognized status for its system adoption of the GSTC Industry Criteria. Singapore, 17 November 2022 – The Global Sustainable Tourism Council® (GSTC®) is pleased to announce that The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has gained GSTC-Recognized status for its [...]
Tahiti Tourisme has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) The Islands of Tahiti is a destination composed of 118 islands and atolls in 5 archipelagos. The islands are world-renowned for their white sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, varied landscapes ranging from coral atolls to volcanic mountain peaks, as well as [...]
Albania is taking steps towards adopting international standards of sustainable tourism. The GSTC Sustainable Tourism course took place for the first time in Albania from November 8th-9th at Hotel Maritim Plaza in Tirana, the capital and largest city of Albania. The course was organized and supported by RisiAlbania & HELVETAS with the support of [...]
Turismo sostenible en España: medioambiente y turismofobia Abordamos la sostenibilidad en el turismo. Nos preguntamos si es posible desarrollar esa actividad turística sin que se destroce el medioambiente, es decir, además de generar ingresos para la población autóctona, ser respetuoso con el ecosistema y con la cultura local. Vamos a analizar los motivos por [...]
Booking.com Celebrates One Year of Travel Sustainable with New Product Features for Accommodations, Rental Cars and Flights Three levels are being introduced to the Travel Sustainable program for accommodations, in addition to special badging to highlight properties with third-party certifications 400,000+ accommodations globally now being recognized for their efforts to operate more sustainably Search [...]
GSTC launches Taiwan Sustainable Tourism course for hospitality industry in partnership with Agoda and the Tainan City Government Agoda, Singapore headquartered digital travel platform, has again partnered with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to support hotels in the development of sustainable tourism practices. This latest initiative was hosted in cooperation with the Tainan [...]
